Welcome to Benan ...

So far, we found very little information about Benan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Benan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Benan, please Contact Us.

Benan would have been located within present day Carroll County<2>.

The location of Benan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Benan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Benan is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Benan was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Benan once stood is in the (712) area code.

Communities near Benan ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Benan.

• Carroll
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
  • Carroll is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll <5>
• Jefferson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <5>
• Rockwell City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
  • Rockwell City is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwell City <5>
• Lake City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <5>
• Coon Rapids
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coon Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Rapids
  • Coon Rapids is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coon Rapids <5>
• Glidden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glidden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
  • Glidden is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glidden <5>
• Scranton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <5>
• Breda
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
  • Breda is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
• Bayard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
  • Bayard is located in Guthrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayard <5>
• Churdan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
  • Churdan is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Benan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benan.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Benan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Benan.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Benan. See our Newspapers Page for Benan.

Adding Benan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Benan in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Benan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Benan post office opened in 1891.

We also found Benan on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Carroll County: www.co.carroll.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/